Eku Edewor And Siyabonga Ngwekazi Chosen As Hosts

Model and presenter Eku Edewor and the ever versatile, seasoned TV presenter and director Siyabonga “Scoop" Ngwekazi have been chosen as this year's hosts of the Channel O Africa Music Video Awards. Eku Edewor is a graduate of English and Theatre from the University of Warwick and has trained as an actress at the New York Film Academy. Whether gracing the covers of magazines or interviewing stars on 53 Extra, Eku has established herself firmly in the African entertainment industry as a talent on the rise.

“I feel incredibly blessed that I have been given a great opportunity to display how much I love what I do and I look forward to having a great night celebrating our musicians on the largest music platform in Africa,” adds an elated Eku.Hailing from Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Siyabonga gained an interest in Arts from a young age and cut his teeth in the industry when he presented the pop culture magazine show Street Journal. Since then, he alongside Nonhle Thema became the face of M-Net’s Vuzu when the youth channel launched in 2009 co-hosting the weekday celebrity news magazine show V Entertainment. Mbombo, as he is fondly known in his hometown, is also known for his impeccable fashion sense and in 2010 he was named GQ’s Best Dressed Man.

“I am honoured and privileged for this awesome opportunity to be hosting Africa’s longest standing music video awards show,” says Siya.The Channel O Africa Music Video Awards will hold on Saturday, 29 November at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.